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Just

Just

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Hi, I mainly got this account for researching cornsnake care. I doubt I'll be posting much other than the rare question I can't find answers to, but I thought I'd go ahead and introduce myself so no one calls me a stalker. ;)

My name is Justine and live in northern VA. I've never had a snake before, but I have had other herps. Currently I have a bearded dragon, 2 fire belly toads, and 3 dart frogs (tinc azureus). I also have 2 bettas, 4 dogs, and a cat.

I plan to eventually get a corn (perferably a high white) once I feel that I've read enough about their care and get his viv set up.
I do have one step of the process done. I managed to get a FREE 46 gallon bowfront from a client at work who had used it for a beardie (I work for a dog/cat vet, we really do get the nicest clients sometimes :D). I'm hoping it won't be TOO big for a young snake?
 
Welcome Justine, snakes are definitely great to have as pets and addictive. Good luck in your search for your first Corn. How "young" are you planning on starting with? You can always keep a hatchling in a smaller enclosure and use the larger one for him after he's grown up a bit.
 
Hey, welcome! I'm in Manassas too :) This site is full of helpful people so feel free to ask away. From what I hear, you can put young corns in larger tanks as long as it's packed full of hiding spots. I'll let the more experienced people chime in here. What age are you looking for and have you narrowed down the type? Maybe a snow or blizzard?
 
welcome and these guys and gals on here are awesome. they have helped me out a lot and still do to this day and ive been on here for 3 years
 
I'm not completely sure about age yet, since I'm still in the beginnings of my researching.

I plan to get my snake from the Northern Virginia Reptile Show. I've been to this expo before, but not to look at the snake collection so I'm not sure how available my corn of choice is there. I prefer to avoid shipping animals so it may end up being the first "high white reverse okeetee" I can find, regardless of age (I'm pretty set on that type). It's a very small expo, I thought myself lucky to find my darts the last time I went. And the time before that I came home with a beardie much younger than I had been planning on (I wanted an adult or older juvi and came home with a baby that must've been no older than a couple of weeks).

And thanks for the welcome :)
 
The last show had about three or four vendors with corns, but the selection isn't as big as ball pythons there. There was some really nice extreme reverse okeetees last time.
 
I think the balls might be more available no matter what expo you go to. I went to this year's National Reptile Breeder's Expo in Daytona and it seemed like 40% of the all animals there were ball pythons. But the local con should work for me if it's the same when I'm ready to pick up my snake :) if not I've been wanting to check out Baltimore's Repticon.
But that's later down the road. I still have to worry about getting that tank of mine all set up.
 
Welome Justine. In glad to see another virginian on here. I think a 46 would be huge for a hatchling and it would take forever to find it in there.. Most adults live fine in a 20 gallon but I think a yearling or adult would be fine in there with plenty of hides. Lots of people recomend that you don't get a hatchling as your first snake.. (I did though)
 
Hello and welcome! I'd agree, that size tank is a bit big for a hatchling, even with lots of hides but would probably be just fine for a yearling or so and older.
 
Alright, I'll shoot for at least a yearling. If it makes any difference, I do plan to make a fake rock background with foam and cement so it'll be taking up a few inches from the back portion and make the floor space a little smaller.
 
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